and i relieve nasal congestion. overachiever. [ female announcer ] tylenol® cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion. nyquil® cold and flu doesn't. >>> as negotiations over the fiscal cliff stall, capitol hill watchers are reminded out failed grand bargain talks of last weer. "the washington post" blog titled why the next four years will be more of the same, writes, quote, the house gop's plan "b" signifies something larger of obama's second term, none of the incentives of change for republicans, they have no reason to cooperate with the president. a staff writer for american prospect and joins us now. thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> yesterday the president basically said that he felt that republicans were saying no because of his re-election and they needed to get over there. >> right. well, the problem is that what -- what president obama's hoping for is that republicans will see that he's won the election and decide it's time to cooperate but the basic incentives for republ